Due to the networking limitations of a virtual conference format, we are compiling a list of senior researchers (faculty, postdocs, and industry researchers) who are willing to be contacted as potential mentors. This list will be shared with interested junior researchers (students, postbac researchers, research assistants, and postdocs) attending BBM2021 upon the start of the conference on June 10. Senior researchers can opt-in to this exchange on the registration/abstract submission forms.
Having a good relationship with your primary mentor or advisor is critical to performing your best in any research-based position. Secondary mentors outside of your primary research environment can help you improve your current work or help you prepare for specific career goals. Below please find a few selected resources:
Guidance for Mentees
- 5 Steps to Find a Mentor
- How to find an academic mentor
- How to ask someone to mentor you | It’s Your Yale
- 9 Tips To Land A Great Mentor: How To Ask A Stranger For Career Advice
- How to Get the Mentoring You Want: A Guide for Graduate Students
Guidance for Mentors
- How to Mentor Graduate Students
- Mentoring Graduate Students | Center for Teaching | Vanderbilt University
- A message for mentors from dissatisfied graduate students
- Tips and Tools for Mentoring Undergraduates as a Graduate Student
- Amplifying Voices: Investigating a Cross-Institutional, Mutual Mentoring Program for URM Women in STEM